Ingraham High School

Infobox school | name = Ingraham High School
name2= Ingraham High School (Seattle, Washington)


motto= "It's a matter of pride."
established= 1959
type=High School
address= 1819 N. 135th AVE N.
location = Seattle, Washington, 98133
faculty = 69
enrollment = 1,192
free_label = Mascot
free_text = Ram
information = 206-252-3880
Fax= 206-252-3881
principal = Martin Floe
website = http://www.seattleschools.org/schools/ingraham/
write up= Correct as of Feb 2006.

Ingraham High School is a public high school serving grades 9-12 located in the Haller Lake neighborhood of Seattle, Washington, USA. Opened in 1959, it is named after Edward Sturgis Ingraham, the first superintendent of the Seattle Public Schools. Since 2002, Ingraham has been an International Baccalaureate school, [cite web |url=http://www.ibo.org/school/001401/|title=IBO information page for Ingraham High School|accessdate=2007-12-13|work=IBO website] and also offers programs such as the Academy of Information Technology and the Academy of Hospitality and Tourism. [cite web |url=http://www.seattleschools.org/schools/ingraham/school/files/about_school.pdf|title=Ingraham High School informational pamphlet|accessdate=2007-12-13|format=PDF|work=Ingraham High School website]

Clubs and Organizations

Rocket Club

Formed during the 2006-2007 school year by science teacher Peter Schurke, the Rocket Club is one of Ingraham's newest and most successful clubs. The team, consisting of Schurke and nine students, designs and builds model rockets. Recently, the team gained attention when they qualified to compete in the 2008 Team America Rocketry Challenge national competition, making the front page of the 'Seattle' section of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. [cite web |url=http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/361261_rocket01.html|title=Rocketeers reach new heights at Ingraham|accessdate=2008-07-18|publisher=Seattle Post-Intelligencer] [cite web |url=http://www.ingrahamrocketry.org|title=Ingraham Rocket Club website|accessdate=2008-07-18] The team eventually placed 29th in the competition. [cite web |url=http://rocketcontest.org/scores08.cfm|title=2008 Team America Rocketry Challenge results|accessdate=2008-07-18|publisher=Team America Rocketry Challenge]

Future Business Leaders of America

One of the school's oldest clubs, the Ingraham FBLA chapter has been responsible for holding the school's annual Winter Ball formal dance and has participated in the annual March for Babies for the March of Dimes foundation. Members of the club have also won awards at the organization's annual National Leadership Conference. [cite web |url=http://www.fbla-pbl.org/fbla.asp?landingpage=competitiveevents|title=2007 FBLA NLC Competitive Event Winners|accessdate=2008-07-18|publisher=FBLA-PBL, Inc] [cite web |url=http://www.fbla-pbl.org/fbla.asp?landingpage=2008competitiveevents|title=2008 FBLA NLC Competitive Event Winners|accessdate=2008-07-18|publisher=FBLA-PBL, Inc]

The Candy Man

A legend of Ingraham lore is a student known simply as "The Candy Man," a student who operated out of school lockers to sell candy to high school students. The Candy Man came into existence in 2005 when Seattle Public Schools banned the sale of junk food on school grounds, and continued to operate up until his graduation in 2007. The student's individual organization was a non-profit charity business that had benefited Hurricane Katrina Relief, the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, and the Millennium Villages Project. The business made it to the front cover of the Seattle Times. In the article it stated that in general, the Ingraham staff was ambivalent about the Candy Man and his illicit operations. While some bought from him and others actively reprimanded his actions, most, including principal Martin Floe, opted to "look the other way" without condoning his behavior.cite web|date=November 2, 2006|url=http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2003336882_candyman02m.html|title=Crafty "Candyman" a sweet sight at school where treats are banned|publisher=The Seattle Times|accessdate=2007-12-13]

In the 2007-2008 school year, a successor to the Candy Man emerged to continue the business at Ingraham. Following his graduation, the original Candy Man reportedly communicated a list of attributes to the "apprentice," who would presumably apply them in the running of the business. They are briefly mentioned in The Seattle Time's second article.cite web|date=December 29, 2006|url=http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2003496460_endcandyman27m.html|title=Stealth seller looks to future|publisher=The Seattle Times|accessdate=2008-02-25]

Notable alumni

* Jay Inslee, Congressman Jay Inslee
* David Horsey, two-time Pulitzer Prize winner in editorial cartooning
* Ken Phelps, baseball player
* Tim Paterson, programmer, original author of MS-DOS

References

External links

* [http://www.seattleschools.org/schools/ingraham/ Ingraham High School website]
* [http://www.ingrahamrocketry.org/Homepage.htm Ingraham Rocket Club website]
* [http://www.greatschools.net/modperl/browse_school/wa/1571/ IHS information from GreatSchools.net]
* [http://schoolguide.seattletimes.nwsource.com/schoolprofile.cfm?profileID=3276MLH IHS statistics] from "The Seattle Times"
* [http://www.ingrahamfoundation.org/ Ingraham High School Foundation]